Your Next Read: Go-to junior fiction books for kids
Your Kid’s Next Read has partnered with Affirm Press/Simon & Schuster Australia to develop a new junior fiction series which aims to encourage the joy of reading.
Your Next Read is specifically designed to fill the need for chapter books that strike a balance between child satisfaction and parental approval and to supplement the science-based approach to reading education.
Your Next Read aims to make choosing ‘the next book’ as easy as possible, which is key to keeping kids reading – and loving it – for life!
Latest news about Your Next Read
Welcome to Your Next Read: Jane Godwin
Want to get to know one of the incredible creative minds behind the Your Next Read junior fiction novels? Read on! Jane Godwin is the highly acclaimed, award-winning Australian author of more than thirty books for young people, and her work is published...
Welcome to Your Next Read: Anita Heiss
Get to know one of the incredible creative minds behind the Your Next Read junior fiction novels! Dr Anita Heiss is an internationally published, award-winning author of over 20 books; non-fiction, historical fiction, commercial women’s fiction and...
Welcome to Your Next Read: Briony Stewart
Get to know one of the incredible creative minds behind the Your Next Read junior fiction novels! Known for books such as Kumiko and the Dragon, We Love You Magoo and Gymnastica Fantastica, Briony Stewart is a CBCA and Prime Minister’s Literary...
Welcome to Your Next Read: Kate and Jol Temple
Want to get to know some of the incredible creative minds behind the Your Next Read junior fiction novels? Read on! Kate and Jol Temple are the internationally awarded authors of more than 40 books for children. Their work has been translated into over...
Welcome to Your Next Read: Jess Racklyeft
Want to get to know one of the incredible creative minds behind the Your Next Read junior fiction novels? Read on! Jess Racklyeft creates a variety of illustrated things – picture books, paintings, prints, pins and cards. She works from her studio...
Welcome to Your Next Read: Amelia Mellor
Want to get to know one of the incredible creative minds behind the Your Next Read junior fiction novels? Read on! Amelia Mellor is an author, teacher and nature nerd. She is the creator of The Grandest Bookshop in the World, The Bookseller’s...
Welcome to Your Next Read: Sara Acton
Want to get to know one of the incredible creative minds behind the Your Next Read junior fiction novels? Read on! Sara Acton is an award-winning author and illustrator. Sara grew up in the Cotswolds in England and always loved drawing, especially people...
About the Your Next Read series
Looking for a simple overview of EXACTLY what the Your Next Read series is all about? You've found it. Since 2017, Team Your Kid’s Next Read has shown up week in, week out, to help the members of our community answer one question: “What should my child read next?”...
The insider’s guide to the Your Next Read icons
Now that there are six titles in the Your Next Read Silver series out in the world, we're seeing a lot of discussion about the three ICONS that appear on the cover (front, back and spine) of each and every book. "The icons on the back are such a smart little...
Welcome to Your Next Read: Gus Gordon
Want to get to know some of the incredible creative minds behind the Your Next Read junior fiction novels? Read on! Today, we say hello to internationally acclaimed illustrator and author Gus Gordon, who is based in Brisbane, Australia. He has...
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